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The 37-year old Man , Malam Saadu Abubakar who lost his two Wives and Six Children to the recent Suleja flood disaster may soon heave a sigh of relief following the announcement by the state government to donate N4million to him as a relief package, with each dead person in his family attracting N500, 000.00 payment .
This is in addition to the sum of N200,000 cash given to him separately by the government to cushion the effects of the hardship on him and to start a new life after being rendered homeless by the unfortunate natural disaster which demolished his Five rooms apartment along sides other personal effects by the flood.
The government also stated that the remaining six bereaved families who lost their relations to the flood disaster at both Suleja and Tafa local governments would be given the sum of N500,000 each for the loss of their loved ones, which brings the total donations to the 14 confirmed dead persons to N7million by the state government.
The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Malam Ahmed Ibrahim Inga stated this at the symbolic presentations of relief materials and cash gifts worth N30million to the victims of the recent flood disaster in both Suleja and Tafa local governments of the state last weekend to cushion the effects of the hardships inflicted on the people and in fulfillment of the state government’s earlier promise to alleviate their sufferings .
The symbolic presentations of the relief materials and cash gifts to the victims of the flood disaster in both local governments were food items, soup ingredients clothing materials and building materials among others was done on Thursday July 20, 2017 by the NSEMA Boss, Malam Ahmed Ibrahim Inga on behalf of the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello at the premises of the Government Secondary School Suleja .
The two Councils were also represented by Messrs. Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje and Samuel K. Yaro, Chairman Suleja Local Government and the Vice Chairman, Tafa Local Government, including the Wambai of Suleja , a traditional title holder who represented the Emir of Suleja, Mallam Awwal Ibrahim respectively.
And the relief materials include 200 bags of rice, 200 bags of maize including 120jerycans of 25litres palm oil and vegetable oil, 100 bags of 10kgsemovita, 50bags of 10kg salt and 100catorns of Maggi cubes.
And among the building materials given to the surviving victims and the bereaved relations of those who perished in the flood disaster were 300bags of Cement, 200bundles of Zink, 100bags of Zink nails and cash donations of N7millions, with the Nigerian Army Day Command Secondary School Suleja receiving the sum of N3.5millions for the re-construction of its collapsed fence .
Also, the Commandant of the Nigerian Army Day Secondary School Suleja, Col. Abdulmumini A. Ahmed collected the sum of N3.5million on behalf of the school for the reconstruction of its collapsed fence by the recent flood disaster at the Council Area .
Receiving the money on behalf of the School, the Army Colonel thanked the state government for their kind gestures and promised that the school’s Management would make judicious use of the money given to him on their behalf .
He also stressed that the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Abuja would augment the balance of the reconstruction works at the school in view of the fact that the N3.5million was inadequate for the construction of the collapsed fence of the school..
Inga, however enjoined the victims to regard the unfortunate flood disaster and the attendant deaths and destructions of property in its wake as an act of God , adding that the government can only ameliorate their sufferings with the presentation of the relief materials and cash gifts but that the government cannot adequately compensate the victims.
He urged the victims to look unto God for His blessings that added no sorrow , just as he sympathize with them over their human and material losses on behalf of the government and people of the state .
Inga thereby assured the two Council Bosses and the people of the assistance of the Federal Government through the National Emergency Management Agency{NEMA }very soon which he also said has also promised to bring relief materials to both Suleja and Tafa Local Governments as part of their own contributions to the victims of the flood disaster in the two Council Areas .
Meanwhile, the Chairman, Suleja Local Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje while speaking on behalf of the two Councils, expressed deep appreciation to the state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello for his prompt intervention and presentation of the multi-million naira relief assistance to the two affected Councils , while praying to God to avert recurrence of such incidence in the nearest future .
He also promised that the himself and his counterpart from Tarfa Loca Government will ensure strict adherence to Rules and Regulations of the Urban Development Board in the construction of residential and commercial buildings within the councils very soon as well as embarking on the demolition of houses built on the flood plains and river channels in the councils areas.
Maje said any building that is seeing to be obstructing free flow of rivers and flood would be demolished while the officials of the state’s Urban Development Board to build houses on river channels or flood plains would be recommended for sanctions by the state government in order to serve as a deterrent to others .
